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We provided a first-of-its-kind program for the mining authority in Honduras, to support its goal of a more inclusive and equitable artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. The government quickly put theory into practice, drawing on our program to adopt a gender-sensitive approach in its ASM outreach, education, and formalization activities. Read the latest IGF Impact Story to learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ghhFREYi #ASM #Honduras #GenderEquality #Mining

We recently delivered a workshop on mine closure and rehabilitation in Cambodia—the first of its kind in the country. The week-long program included a field trip to a limestone quarry and cement production facility in Kampot Province, south of Phnom Penh. Participants from Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy examined the quarry’s conditions and saw progressive reclamation in progress, research-based environmental rehabilitation work, and initiatives to engage with local communities. At the cement plant, participants learned about the cement production process, from raw-material extraction to finished products. The workshop’s capacity-building modules, facilitated by Rob Stevens and Murtiani Hendriwardani, covered the foundational aspects of mine closure and post-mining rehabilitation, as well as more complex technical issues, including mine closure plans and cost estimation, environmental and social closure, physical and chemical stability, biodiversity and reclamation, risk assessment, and abandoned mines. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g7hVGaPy #MineClosure #MineRehabilitation #PostMining #Mining #Cambodia

Abandoned mines are a major concern for many resource-rich countries. Join our webinar on March 18 where we will demonstrate the IGF’s new tool to take inventory and assess risks of abandoned mines. You will also hear from actors working on abandoned mines in the Andean region and El Salvador. Register 👉 https://lnkd.in/g3u4fUFq Speakers 🔹 Rob Stevens, Senior Associate, IGF 🔹 Achim Constantin, Head Project Manager, Minsus-BGR 🔹 Mirna Bonilla Argumedo, General Director of Hydrocarbons and Mines, El Salvador #AbandonedMines #MineClosure #PostMining #Mining

♀️ WEDNESDAY | Are you attending #CSW69? Join our side event on women’s roles and opportunities related to the extraction, production, and beneficiation of critical minerals for the energy transition and related sectors. Ege Tekinbas will represent the IGF on a diverse stakeholder panel at our event co-organized with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g4WrRi_J #IWD2025 #IWD #Mining #GenderEquality #CSW

🎉 Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month! 🎉 Proud to be celebrating this year’s IWD with our efforts to spearhead the gender equality and social inclusion agenda in the mining sector. From policy advocacy to corporate action, we are working to ensure that women—whether as workers, entrepreneurs, or community leaders—are at the center of the just energy transition. At Mining Indaba, we discussed how inclusive policies can drive innovation, economic opportunities, and sustainable benefits for all. Now, the conversation continues at CSW69, where we’ll explore the critical role of women in the energy transition and the critical minerals sector. 📅 Join us on March 12 at 4:45 PM EST at the UN Headquarters to discuss how mining and energy transition policies can empower women, strengthen local value chains, and advance a just transition. 📝 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ew7EF6TR Let’s keep pushing for gender-responsive policies and action that deliver real change! 💪🌍 #IWD2024 #CSW69 #GenderEquality #WomenInMining #EnergyTransition #JustTransition #SustainableDevelopment #Mining #CriticalMinerals

Mining thrives when women 👷🏻♀️ have equal opportunities. Let’s break barriers, promote leadership and make gender equality the norm. If you want to learn about tools to support women in the mining sector ⚒️, I invite you to take this FREE online course!! 👇🏼👇🏼 #IWD2025 #GenderEquality #mining IGFMining

This International Women’s Day it is important to note that women remain significantly underrepresented in mining while facing a disproportionate share of the sector’s negative effects. The IGF Secretariat is committed to #AccelerateAction for #GenderEquality. Learn more about our work #ForAllWomenAndGirls in mining and affected communities 👇 🔹 Our newest case study details gender-responsive mining policies implemented in #Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (#DRC), #Mauritania, and #SouthAfrica. These initiatives support women through inclusive employment, skills development, procurement, cooperative enterprises, and community benefit agreements 👉https://lnkd.in/gkqCFuRK 🔹 As the #EnergyTransition drives demand for #CriticalMinerals, authorities in #Argentina’s lithium-rich Salta and Catamarca provinces took action to ensure mining impact assessments incorporate gender dimensions. Read about how the IGF’s achieved this policy impact 👉https://lnkd.in/gem8ZSeK 🔹 Are you attending #CSW69? Join our side event on Wednesday, March 12 on women’s roles and opportunities related to the extraction, production, and #beneficiation of critical minerals for the energy transition and related sectors. Ege Tekinbas will be representing the IGF at this event co-organized with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 👉https://lnkd.in/g4WrRi_J 🔹 Do you want to upgrade your understanding of the issues and take action to support women in the mining sector? Invest a few hours to earn your certificate through our FREE online course on gender equality and mining governance 👉https://lnkd.in/gUTzESVf #IWD2025 #IWD #GenderEquality #GenderAndMiningGovernence #Mining

On the 12th of March, 4:15 PM CET, join our session at the OECD - OCDE Tax and Development Days 2025, 'Natural Resource Taxation: The Evolving Landscape'.  Ekpen J Omonbude (IGFMining) and Andrew Viola (OECD Tax) will lead a discussion on the importance of extractives to developing countries and the challenges of ensuring effective taxation in the mining sector. This event is open to the public. Register now and follow the conversation online 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eeEzSNCV      #OECDtax4devdays #tax4dev #SustainableDevelopment #Mining 

The Fourth Financing for Development Conference (#FfD4) is an important opportunity to set the agenda for the next decade of international support to developing and emerging economies. Natural resources, #mining in particular, can provide a critical source of public revenue to many countries, but more support is needed to address ineffective policies, tax avoidance and weak governance. Read my latest blog below!

This was an excellent meeting. We spoke about the imperatives of overcoming challenges facing #exploration, such as price volatility, low return of investments, complex permitting processes, lack of funding and incomplete geological data. Many countries shared their experiences in addressing the challenges. In my welcoming remarks as a co-host of the event, I spoke about some of the systemic issues facing exploration. The IGFMining will support its member countries in addressing some of the pressing challenges, in particular the bottlenecks impacting the permitting process. Keep an eye on our work in the next few months.